The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-12-31

was on spree last night and this
oloke saw me at the depot and wan
ted to play smart"
"Well you can make it cost him
dear if you Will"
" propose to. Here, take these
irons off my wristsv'
The satchel was on the floor at nv
feet. Lifting it up 1 said to the Can
tain !
IAN old couple living about forty
miles from the city were murdered
by this man after midnight last nigh.
Examine this satchel if you want
proT,'
"fhere's nothing in there but laun-
dry work." boldly replied Short. II
set out with it in my hand last night
and didn't get drunk enough to lose
1t. Open her up and let the Captain
See."
lake the irons off this man :"
commanded the Captain as he waved
the satchel down. eff he dosen't
capias you before dinner he's not the
man [ take him to be.''
"Aye! he shall pay for putting the
irons on me. Why don't YOU take
em' off ?"
Was | dreaming? Had I made a
TOOL of myself? Had this man con.
tesSed murder to me? was stag
gered for moment. Then L tore at
the satchel and burst off the poor old
lock, and as the receptacle flew open
L etnptied its contents on the floor.
Gold, greenbacks, silver, bonds and
jeweIry.
Curse you!" growled the prison.
er, as he turned away.
The captain turned as pale as death.
There were the profits, and he stared
at them for full minute, before he
could say:
"We'l, this is a go! L shall lock
you up, Short"
The man was registered and taken
down stairs, and then we counted the
contents of the satchel, and made out
value of over $4,000. When this
had been completed l went out after
Rider, and inside of an hour he was
behind the bars. He went all to piec-
eS as soon as | charged him with hav-
ing put up the job for Short to carry
out. but denied it in the most vigor-
Gus manner.
"short has been IN. telling for year"
country was going to do for him. A
few weeks ago the old man found out
what a bad pill his nephew was, and
since then Short has been up a tree.
He told me a week ago that he'd
have some of their money one way
or the other, and when he talked of
killing and robbing, L did my best to
| put the idea Oat of his head, He
softened up bit; and l supposed he
had given over. If Charley Short
says | ever advised him to murder
and rob, or that I have had eyes on
him for week past, he's the biggest
| liar on earth"
Well, curiously enough. we had a
murderer on hand without a murder.
That is, no crime had yet been re-
ported. | had secured the murderer
| Nyithnnt q hnnr
to find the murder. A telegram was
sent to the agent at the station where
| Short had boarded the train, and he
replied thst he had heard Of no
crime, It was four O'Clock i'll the af.
teruoon before he sent dispatch say
ing that an old couple, living about
three miles away, had been found in
their house with their heads chopped
to pieces with an axe. That was the
crime Of which Short was guilty and
for which he was tried. When he
knew that he was in for it he turned
boaster, and felt himself a hero. He
was delighted to give me all the par
ticulars. He said:
II lived with Uncle and Aunt Des-
bro until | was of age. Indeed, L
was an adopted son, botn my own
parents being dead. l came into the
city nine years ago as a dry goods
clerk. After a time / got in with
some bad fellows, lost my place and
went to the dogs. For the last three
years | have been a gambler. boxer
and confidence man. Uncle went
back on me good while ago, refus-
ing to give me dollar. He had in
his hands money which honestly be-
longed to me, for l had worked hard
for him for thirteen wears, / went
out there the other day to see if he
would not give me $500 to buy an in
terest in saloon. Aunt Mary was
for giving it to me, but the old man
was as ugly as Turk. We got into
"A Wrangle at the supper table. and he
ordered me out of the house.
tIT unnf - CniI Shnct n IT,. - $1,000